as in aborigine
a member of the first people to inhabit a region
the remains of a settlement once occupied by the island's autochthons are much older than previously thought
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Noun
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The Guanches were aborigines of the Canary Islands.—
JP Mangalindan,
Peoplemag,
21 Feb. 2024 -
Breuil based his conclusions on contemporary anthropological observations of the Arunta aborigines in central Australia.—
Roger Lewin,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2019
Noun
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Those clauses were removed in the 1960s, leaving no mention of aboriginals at all.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
5 July 2018
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These people are too far away to show a direct link between them and the Clovis in such a way that indicates the Clovis being the aboriginals of South America.—
Adam Rutherford,
The Atlantic,
3 Oct. 2017
Noun
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One Connecticut native that was recently named to Forbes’ annual 30 Under 30 List for the Class of 2025, is playing a hand in shaping the future of automobiles, according to the magazine.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2025
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The 39-year-old Atlanta native went on to play for the Los Angeles Lakers in 2012, spending three separate one-year stints with the team and winning the NBA Finals in 2020.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Autochthon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autochthon. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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